Police chief, officer injured during arrest

Published 7:00 pm, Thursday, January 13, 2005

Mr.
Ranslow
, 43, who listed his address as the city streets, was being held on $100,000 bond pending arraignment in Bantam Court yesterday (Thursday).

He was charged with first-degree robbery, third-degree assault and interfering with an officer.

Police received a report of a fight in progress behind St. John's
Episcopal Church
on Whittlesey Avenue Wednesday morning.

According to police, an investigation revealed that Mr. Ranslow allegedly attempted to rob an unnamed victim and then assaulted the victim. He fled the scene and was later spotted on Bank Street by Chief
McCormack
.

Mr. Ranslow resisted arrest and fled in the direction of Railroad Street. The chief pursued and eventually apprehended him in the Railroad Street area.

Mr. Ranslow again resisted attempts to apprehend him. Subsequently, additional units responded to the area, and the suspect was apprehended by members of the
Field Services Bureau
and
Investigative Services Bureau
in an adjacent parking area as he attempted to flee the area.

The victim, who was not identified by police, sustained facial and knee injuries but refused treatment.

Police said that at the time of the robbery, Mr. Ranslow implied that he had a weapon and would use it on the victim.